On white card, 4.25” x 6.375.” Sharp image bust image of the Tennessee soldier, his Brigadier general wreath collar insignia dating it to period following his promotion, November 15, 1864. Image clean and sharp. Fine condition.

A native of Murphreesboro, TN, a lawyer by profession, 36 year old Joseph Palmer assembled a company and was elected Colonel of the 18^th Tennessee Infantry in June 1861. Fighting in the western theater, Palmer’s unit was engaged at Ft. Donelson, and later at the Battles of Stones River, Chickamauga, the 1864 Atlanta Campaign, at the battles of the Franklin / Nashville, and Bentonville. In these engagements he was wounded four times—Stones River, Chickamauga, Jonesboro [GA], and Bentonville. Promoted to Brigadier General in November 1864, he took command of Tennessee regiments remaining intact following their shattering defeat at Nashville. Following the war he returned home to Murphreesboro, where he later became mayor and was later buried.

With wounds in four separate battles, in a resume that saw him go the distance from Ft. Donelson to Bentonville, Joseph Palmer was undeniably a soldier who took his stand for Tennessee and the Southland. Solid collectible for Tennessee Civil War aficionados. In protective sleeve. [jp][ph:L]

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